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13221579, West picking The Guardian as his platform ? What ?
Posted by Lurkmode, Wed Dec-20-17 05:54 PM
West posted on his facebook and he did an interview with the Root

https://www.theroot.com/watch-cornel-west-on-neoliberalism-bernie-sanders-and-1821460694


>https://twitter.com/sunnysingh_n6/status/943041491261419520
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>This stood out as something recognizable (not limited to UK
>press either): "UK press thrives off such PoC, setting up what
>may be genuine points of debate as ‘buck fighting’
>spectacles for white supremacy"
>
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>I don't know how much calculation is behind it, but surely
>there are platforms out there with a reader base that's more
>likely to be familiar with Coates' work. Guardian readers seem
>like an easy audience if you're looking to discredit a black
>intellectual (lurked the comment section there for a while,
>it's.. white).
>

Calculation ? It wasn't limited to the Guardian.

>Also I'm sad to see Coates leave Twitter, but it's not like
>he's going to quit writing and calling self-care "weak" is
>dumb.

He needs self care because of twitter ?